UNK65X0334

NTSB accident investigation · Navion · Honolulu, HI · October 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1964
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8938HNavion
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186029

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3262  64/10/18 NR.HONOLULU HAWAII    NAVION              CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 443
        TIME - 1615                    N8938H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 319 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N8938H
Reported as
Navion
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.